Aureolaria pectinata

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Aureolaria
Species:
A. pectinata
Binomial name
Aureolaria pectinata

Aureolaria pectinata, commonly called combleaf yellow false foxglove,[2] false foxglove,[3] and comb-leaf oakleach,[1] is a species of plant in the broomrape family that is native to the southeastern United States.[4]

It is an annual plant that produces yellow flowers in the late summer on herbaceous stems.[5] It is hemiparisitic, meaning that it gets some of its nutrients from other plants. A. pectinata attaches itself to the roots of oak trees, explaining the common name "oakleach".[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
  2. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Aureolaria pectinata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Aureolaria pectinata page". www.missouriplants.com.
  4. ↑ "Aureolaria pectinata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2020.
  5. ↑ "Aureolaria pectinata". Flora of Alabama. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Know Your Natives – Yellow False Foxgloves". Arkansas Native Plant Society. 4 October 2014.
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